Archive

October 2009

Heart Internet Report on How Just 1 in 5 People Use their Own Website to Secure Employment

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Job hunters are failing to utilise the power of a personal website in order to find work according to research conducted by UK web hosting company Heart Internet Nottingham, UK, October 23, 2009 — Job hunters are failing to utilise the power of a personal website in order to find work according to research conducted by UK web hosting company Heart Internet. The study* of 1,200 internet...

Spooky and Halloween-like Describes Some U.S. History

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Lone Pine Productions releases Strange But True America on Halloween, with many tales revealing weird and often eerie historical trivia. Denver, CO, October 23, 2009 — Strange But True, America is Book One of a 50-state series showcasing oddball events from our past. In the book, author John Hafnor proves that America’s past was often a little scary … and we’re not talking about a...

Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyers, Cap & Kudler, Have Recently Settled a Wrongful Death Claim

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A Wrongful Death suit was recently settled in Las Vegas by Allen A. Cap, who represented the heirs and Estate of a person killed when his pickup was struck by another truck that had run a red light. The other driver claimed to have lost consciousness as a result of an epileptic seizure, and his insurance company claimed that they were immune from paying under the Sudden Medical Emergency...

Diamond Eyewear sunglasses is a newly launched category on www.wholesalediscountsunglasses.com

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Diamond Eyewear sunglasses are the latest range of shades launched by www.wholesalediscountsunglasses.com. This high fashion brand is aimed at those seeking iconic high fashion rhinestone styled eyewear. The products in this range are fashionable and stylish, embellished with colorful rhinestones, adding glamour to the overall look. The color combinations in the entire range are tastefully...

September Top of the Props

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France edged August’s winner Spain into second place in September’s Top of the Props chart - which provides a monthly pop chart snapshot of the most popular countries on the site – and the mighty USA fared well too, supporting talk of a possible recovery in the US property market - claiming third place…

LV reveals the cost of private clamping to British motorists

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LV= has revealed a 64% rise in the number of drivers being clamped in the last year. Municipal clampers typically charge £116 and private clampers £120, with the legality of private clamping companies currently under dispute. According to the research from car insurer LV=, local councils took £21m in clamping fees over the last 12 months compared with £58m taken by private clamping firms...

MOL Signs a Contract for Long-term Transport

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that MOL became the first overseas shipowner to sign a long-term iron ore transport contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. of China on October 19. MOL will transport iron ore from Australia and Brazil to Jiangsu Shagang. A 207,000-tonne iron ore carrier, to be constructed at the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation...

Balli Steel reports China dominating global steel market

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Balli Steel, one of the world’s largest privately owned independent commodity traders, reports that China is expanding into the iron ore market and increasing its steel production capacity, against a backdrop of declining worldwide production. Figures from the World Steel Association demonstrate that global steel production declined by 18.1% year-on-year in August 2009 to 758 million tonnes...

Balli Steel expands further into Asian steel markets with the appointment of Gianpiero Repole

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Balli Steel, one of the world’s largest privately owned independent commodity traders, has furthered its expansion plans into the Asian steel market with the appointment of Mr Gianpiero Repole as Business Development Director. Gianpiero joins Balli Steel from Noble Commodities where he held the position of Executive Vice President of Steel in Hong Kong. Gianpiero’s appointment is part...